Chapter 61

"Fall wedding, uh?" Mrs. Blake scowled her face at her son. 

It was Friday late evening, the day after Colin and Becky returned from Miami. When he told both his parents during dinner last night that he asked Becky to marry him, his mom didn't utter a word. It was only his father who showed his excitement about the good news. 

Mrs. Blake just sat down, looking forlorn, as if her son were giving them some bad news. His father later advised him to find some time to talk with her alone later. 

So when he returned from work and found her out on the patio, reading a soft sell magazine and enjoying iced tea and her favorite gingersnaps biscuits. He joined her. Though it was almost seven at night, his mom enjoyed having her tea any hour of the day or night.

Colin and Becky had agreed before they left Miami that they would hold the wedding during the fall in December, which was just three months away. 

"Mommy!" Colin drawled and reached for